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Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo Myriapod Productions presents ; written, directed and produced by Jessica Oreck.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Insects--Social aspects--Japan.
- Insects.
- Insects--Japan.
- Insects--Japan--History.
- Japan--Social life and customs.
- Japan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (91 min.)
- Distribution:
- New York, N.Y. Grasshopper Film
- Place of Publication:
- Brooklyn, NY Factory 25 2011
- Summary:
- BEETLE QUEEN CONQUERS TOKYO delves into the mystery of Japan's age-old love affair with insects. From the first fabled emperor who dubbed Japan the "Isle of the Dragonflies" to the cricket-selling businesses of the 1800s and finally to modern-day Tokyo where a beetle recently sold for 90,000 dollars, insects inspire an enthusiasm in Japan seen nowhere else in the world.Interspersed with the philosophies of Dr. Takeshi Yoro, one of Japan's best-selling authors and anatomists, and laced with poetry, literature, and art inspired by insects, the film is a quiet rhythmic observation of traditional Japanese values, particularly the intense appreciation of something so seemingly mundane. It challenges filmgoers to observe the world from an uncommon perspective that might not only change the way we think about bugs but about life as well
- Participant:
- Dr. Takeshi Yoro, Naohiro Kazaoka, Yu Miyasaka, Takumi Nakamura, Akito Kawahara, Takeshi Sugimoto.
- Credits:
- Jessica Oreck, filmmaker
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen
- OCLC:
- 1349304365
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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